In this episode, we’ll be discussing Emily Thomas’ forthcoming
work on The Idealism and Pantheism of May Sinclair. Born in 1863, May Sinclair was a
prolific novelist, as well as a deeply influential poet,
translator, critic and philosopher. It Is this last field,
philosophy, which perhaps she is least well known for her work.
Amongst her many great novels, short stories and poems, May
Sinclair published her philosophical treatise in A Defence of
Idealism in 1917, and The New Idealism in 1922, which both form the
focus of today’s discussion. Sinclair’s unusual take on questions
concerning space and time, god, and classic philosophical problems
such as Zeno’s paradox, provide us with a refreshing and exciting
approach to our understanding of the universe. Combined with her
great passion, wit, and her breathtaking writing style, it is no
stretch to say that May Sinclair is one of the 20th-centuries most
underrated philosophers.

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